omarchy
by omacom
Omarchy is a ready-configured Linux distribution built around a tiling window manager, with themes, hotkeys, terminal tools and developer software set up from the start. It is meant for people who want a polished, opinionated Linux desktop without assembling it themselves.
Worth a lookEstablished, with a few things to check (listed below).
- Stars
- 45.9k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- Shell
- Age
- 516 days
What you can do with it
- Install a fully configured Linux desktop with themes, hotkeys and developer tools included
- Take screenshots, record the screen, extract text and use dictation from built-in shortcuts
- Customise the system with your own themes, backgrounds, fonts and dotfiles
Ways a business could use it
- Give a freelance developer a consistent, free workstation setup without paying for an operating system or tooling
- Set up several identical developer machines quickly using the unattended install option
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
It is installed as an operating system on a computer, with the manual covering the install, dual boot and unattended install options.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Opinionated defaults that may not suit everyone
- Replaces your operating system, so back up data first
- Some features may rely on commercial apps or services
Who's talking about it
Checked 29 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
